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I-FMD encourages you to attend our 2025 Materials Symposium - this year's theme is "Sustainability in energy, materials, and chemicals." This full day event will focus on bringing experts in materials science from industry and academia to discuss the cutting-edge of materials research and how their work relates to the broad sustainability challenges facing society. The event will also feature a poster session by faculty and graduate students for networking, information exchange, and developing collaborations.
Overview schedule of events (Note that this schedule is subject to change - All events are in Whitaker 303 unless otherwise noted)
| 8:00 am | Check-In |
| 9:00 am | Welcome and Introductions |
| 9:20 am | Ryan Lively (Georgia Tech University) - Two keys for successful direct air capture: Adsorbent Contactors and Degradation (Keynote) |
| 10:00 am | Katie Herbert (University of Delaware) - Transforming plastics innovation: Leveraging multi-disciplinary teams to shift the paradigm for the plastics lifecycle |
| 10:25 am | Christian Hutter and Dawn Kentner (BBraun) |
| 10:55 am | Networking Break |
| 11:05 am | Alexa Dembek (DuPont) - Innovating for a Sustainable Future | A DuPont Perspective (Keynote) |
| 11:45 am | Elizabeth Biddinger (City College of New York) - Impact of Ionic Liquids at Electrified Interfaces |
| 12:10 pm | Yan Wang (Corning) |
| 12:35 pm | Lunch (HST Room L185) |
| 1:30 pm | Poster Session (Whitaker Lobby) |
| 2:30 pm | Amy Marschilok (Stony Brook University) - Energy storage materials: Progress and opportunities from the molecular to the mesoscale (Keynote) |
| 3:10 pm | Michele Sarazen (Princeton University) - Reaction and deactivation mechanisms of MOF catalysts |
| 3:35 pm | Dharik Mallapragada (New York University) - Systems perspective on electrification-based decarbonization of the chemical industry |
| 4:00 pm | Preeta Datta (Evonik North America) - Collaborations across the value chain - How Evonik is enabling the Circular Economy |
| 4:30 pm | Announcement of Winners of Poster Session and Closing Remarks |
Invited Speakers
Elizabeth Biddinger
City College of New York
Preeta Datta
Evonik
Alexa Dembek
DuPont
Katie Herbert
University of Delaware
Christian Hutter
B. Braun Medical
Dawn Kentner
B. Braun Medical
Ryan Lively
Georgia Tech
Dharik Mallapragada
New York University
Amy Marschilok
Stony Brook University
Michele Sarazen
Princeton University
